Chaitanya Bhanu

Mr Chaitanya Bhanu is Vice President, Steel Manufacturing, at Tata Steel Limited. He joined Tata Steel as a Graduate Trainee in 1992 after receiving his degree in Metallurgical Engineering from IIT (BHU), Varanasi. He received his post graduate degree in Materials & Metallurgical Engineering from IIT, Kanpur in 1997. In 2019, he attended the General Management Program (GMP) at CEDEP in Fontainebleau, France.

Since 1992 he has worked in different capacities across functions such as Technology, R&D, Steelmaking & Hot Rolling Operations, as well as Human Resources at Tata Steel. He has played an active role in the improvement of performance levels in steelmaking and casting operations at Tata Steel for over two decades. In 2009, Mr Bhanu was the recipient of the Indian Institute of Metals’ Essar Gold Medal for his outstanding contribution to Metallurgy in the area of Steel Manufacturing.

Mr Bhanu is a certified Green Belt in 6 Sigma (IGE India) as well as a certified Thomas Profile Assessor, apart from holding Professional Coach qualification from ICF. He is also associated with the Indian Institute of Metals (IIM) and is currently serving as its Joint Secretary.